A man has been arrested on suspicion of posing as a security officer and questioning people in neighborhoods while armed with a gun.Arnold Wayne Southern, 59, was arrested without incident at his Burlington home Sunday afternoon.Burlington police allege Southern stopped and questioned people in some neighborhoods while wearing a security uniform and a police-type duty belt with a gun.Southern drove around in a white van and targeted neighborhoods such as Morningside Drive and East Brooke Apartments, police said.Police first received reports of suspicious activity in May. Investigators determined Southern wasn't a licensed private security officer, nor has he been one in the past. He also wasn't hired by anyone to perform security services, police said.Southern was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and held in the Alamance County Jail under a $1,500 secured bond.

BURLINGTON, N.C. —

A man has been arrested on suspicion of posing as a security officer and questioning people in neighborhoods while armed with a gun.

Arnold Wayne Southern, 59, was arrested without incident at his Burlington home Sunday afternoon.

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Burlington police allege Southern stopped and questioned people in some neighborhoods while wearing a security uniform and a police-type duty belt with a gun.

Southern drove around in a white van and targeted neighborhoods such as Morningside Drive and East Brooke Apartments, police said.

Police first received reports of suspicious activity in May. Investigators determined Southern wasn't a licensed private security officer, nor has he been one in the past. He also wasn't hired by anyone to perform security services, police said.

Southern was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and held in the Alamance County Jail under a $1,500 secured bond.